The Washington critic., 1887-10-20
OUR STREET RAILWAYS.
How to Rcnch All Fortions OF the
National tgpltlI,

National Capital
Fare for each person on an lines, ccntH
Tickets are sold by driycrot conductor Of
all cars for % cents, good on nny line.
Washington and Georgetown RailrOni- starts
at Georgetown, corner ui High street, down
Bridgo street across Rock Crock, cast alOhr
fennsylyanta avenue, passing circle con
tainlng Mills statue of Washington; Cor
Corau Gallery, Stnts Wnranl Navy Depart
ments; Presidents House, Lafayette square
containing Mills equestrian statue Of IN
drew Iagksunj Department Of Justice thalt-
Ing at Fiftt enth street, where transfers are
given To Fourteenth street Branchl Fifteenth
street, past Riggs House and Treasury De
partment again down Pennsylvania avenue
by Willard'sand other hotels, and through
theptincipal business portion Of the city
crossing seventh street west at Center
Market (whcrc transfers are given 10 the
seventh Street Branch, going north toward
boundary street or south to Potomac River,
past Botanical Gardens 20 Naval Monument
therc transfers are given tn branch running
TO Baltimore and Ohio Railroad depot, as
cendng south side of Capitol llill, contin
uing along street south 10 Pennsylvania
avenue, turning into Eighth street east, past
the Marine Barracks TO Navy-lard gate
Returning, same rotte and conditions.
Fourteenth.strect Branch - Starts at New
York avenue and Fifteenth street west, out
Fourteenth street TO Boundary passing
Franklin Square and Thomas Statue. RS.
turning, same route. Transfers given and
from main or Avenue line. Connects with
cars to Mount Pleasant every half hour.
Fare, . cents additional.
scventh.street Brancl-Stnrts nj Boundary
and runs due south across the city along
Seventh street west, passing Mount vernon
Square, Patent and Postonlces, Odd-Fcl-
lows Hall, crossing, Pcnnsylvania avenuo
at Centre Market and city rostoniuc (whuro
transfers are given to the main or Avcnue
lno), continuing across the Mall past the
Smithsonian Institution aud National Nu
scum, 10 the whnrycs Of the Mount Vernon,
Norfolk and other steamers and Alexandria
ferry. Returning, same route.
| Metropolitan Halfway Leaving Georgetown,
where IL makes circuit Of West, High,
| Taycttc Second, Dunhartun and MONT
| gomCry streets, passing near Georgetown
College, Academy Of the Visitation, High
| Service Reservoir, and oak illl Cemetery,
| over Rock Creek to 7 street north. thence
| along Connecticut avenue. amidst the pahi'
| tinl residences Of the West End, including
| that Of the British ministers; along scyuu-
| tccnth street west TO II street north, -Four
teonth street 20 +, passing Willard's and the
| Ehhltt House crossing Ninth street twHerc
| transfers arc gwen 10 the Nlhth street
10 Fifth street, to Louisiana avenue, passing
| Judiciary square, city Hall, and Lincoln
| Monumcnt Indiana avenue 10 g street, by
| the Baltimore and ohio depot to Delaware
avenue, 10 u street north, to First street
east, thence along East Capitol street TO Lin
coin Park, Returning, same route going
west except along New Jersey avenue and
d street instead Of Indiana avenue.
Cars also leave the west front Of the State,
War and Navy Departments at convenient
Intervals, connecting with above line at
Seventeenth and II streets.
Ninth stree, Brnnch-starts AZ northern tor.
minus Of Seventh street west twhero II CON
meets with Silver Springs BranChl, diverging
| to Ninth street. thence south, passin,
Mount Vernon Square, Mnsonc Temple,
Patent and Postoihgps 40 + street (whcro
transfers are given tO main line east OF
| wesU thence 90 b street, passing Centre
Market and Baltimore aqd Potomac Depot
Sixth street TO Missouri avenue, to -Four
and-a.half street, thence To- the Arsoua
gate and steamboat wharvos, Potomac
River. Returning by same route.
Silver Springs Branch-Starts from northcrr
terminus of Ninth-street Branch, following
Seventh street road, past Howard unlvcr
sity and Sohuetzen Park, TO entrance II
grounds of Soldiers Home. Returning,
| same route.
Columbia Railway-starts at Fifteenth street
west, southeast of Treasury Department,
along New York avenue to Its intersection
with Massachusetts avenue at Seventh
Il street; thence on Massachusetts avenue 10
II street north, past the Government Print.
ing Office TO Boundary. and beginning OF
Baltimore turnpike and Benning's Bridge
road. Returning, same route.
| North Capitol and o Street Tor BelD Railroad
Starts from Maryland avenue and -Four
and dahalf street, thence east TO First west,
north to q street, west to Fourth street,
north to 7 street, west to Eleventh street,
south to L street north. west to Fourteenth
street, south to Ohio avenue, east to
Twelfth street. south to Virginia avenue
ana east 10 sturtlilg punt IeluInlHB, shllc
route, except passing east over U instead OF
street.
This line also has short connecting roads run
ming to the Centre Market, Potomac river
steamboat wharves, Bureau of Engraving
and Printing, Washington Monument and
Eleventh and Boundary,
Anacostia misunderstanding from foot Of
Seventh street, along NJ street south
past navy.yard gate. 10 Twelfth street east,
and over the AnacoSta Bridge to Union
town and the Government Hospital for the
Insane. Returning, same route. Transfers
t. and from Avenue Line or Seycnthstrcot
Branch Washington and Georgetown Rail
road, cents.
Herdic coaches are running from the Navy
Yard via Pennsylvania avenue TO Twenty
second and q streets northwest. Fare, Z
cents; six tickets for 25 cents. HOrse'Car
tickets are also received AS fare.
Herdic cabs are run 10 any part OF the city
Fare, 2b cents, within mile; IS cents pei
hour for one passenger; 81 per hour fol
more than one. Stands, East Capitol trnhi
and Pennsylvania avenue and Seventh
street northwest.
The Parks.
washington Circle Is at Twenty.third street
New Hampshire and Pennsylvania avenues
and containing an equestrian statue OF
Washington
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